3 Tips For Becoming A Finance Guru

It is critical that you are able to manage your money effectively. While you don’t need to be the next Dave Ramsey to be fiscally literate, there are steps that you can take to approach that level of expertise. Let’s look at what those steps are and how you can use that knowledge to your advantage.

Start By Learning the Basics

Before you can start learning about the benefits of a self directed IRA, you are going to need to know what an IRA is. You will also need to know what compound interest is as well as the difference between a traditional and Roth IRA. This can be done by reading blogs that outline key concepts or follow finance experts on Twitter or Facebook who can help you learn these concepts. It may also be worthwhile to go to a public library to read more about financial topics or take fiscal literacy classes at a local college.

Try to Teach Others What You Have Learned

To test your skills, you could try teaching your friends, small children or colleagues what you have learned. This may be done by holding private classes for small groups or by starting a blog of your own. The internet may make it possible to create paid memberships to a private website or opportunities to create courses that others can buy from you.

Whether you offer your advice for free or ask people to pay for it, you are putting their money on the line. This is because the advice that you give could result in another person putting money into an index fund or making other investments that may or may not pan out. Therefore, there is extra motivation to make sure that the information presented is accurate to the best of your knowledge.

If your advice pans out more often than not, you can consider yourself to be a guru. If people are struggling to implement your template for financial success, it may be a good idea to go over what you have learned yourself. To be a guru, you need to both have a solid grasp on the subject material and be able to articulate that knowledge in a way that can be easily understood.

Develop and Refine Your Personal Financial Philosophy

It is generally much easier to share knowledge with others when you have strong opinions about the subject material. When it comes to money, it is easier to preach the merits of saving if you have had success saving yourself. It may be easier to preach the merits of compound interest if you have your own success story to share with others.

Your success will give you credibility with whoever comes across your message. It will also give those who learn from you a concrete goal that they can strive for themselves. This may be helpful for those who are just starting out on their financial journey and need something tangible to aim for.

If you choose to use your knowledge for financial gain, marketing yourself may be easier when you have a defined niche. Of course, you are under no obligation to make money from your work. However, having a clear philosophy makes it easier to teach others regardless of why you are spreading your message.

The ability to understand how to make money and control your financial future can be incredibly powerful. It may make it easier to quit a job that you don’t like, live in an area that best suits your needs or get better health care. Therefore, it is critical that you learn everything that you can about money and then pass on that knowledge to as many people as you can.

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Kevin Faber has been in the commercial finance and banking industry for most of his professional life. He graduated at UC Davis with a B.A. in Business/Managerial Economics. His experience in credit analysis, finance, and management led him to be the founder of Silver Summit Capital. He enjoys working in the financing industry and building connections with industry leaders.

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